Have you ever experienced swelling after an insect bite or an allergic reaction to a particular food? Swelling, also known as edema, occurs due to increased permeability of blood vessels, leading to the accumulation of fluid in tissues. In hereditary angioedema (HAE), patients suffer recurrent, localized edemas in subcutaneous or submucosal tissues.
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